START 0:24 lets pray 0:27 father were thankful for the privilege of being in your presence today 0:32 what a joy it is to know that 0:34 you are in our midst 0:36 through the presence of the holy spirit 0:38 and your angels 0:40 and father as we open your holy book 0:43 we plead for your help 0:45 for human minds cannot begin to comprehend the great things from your 0:49 word 0:51 and so father come to be with us 0:54 instruct us 0:55 and give us the capacity to live in harmony 0:59 with what we learn 1:00 and we thank you father for hearing our prayer 1:03 for we ask it in the precious and powerful name 1:06 of your beloved son Jesus amen 1:12 let's reflect for a few moments 1:14 about the world 1:16 as it is after 1:18 nineteen eleven 1:20 we live in the world 1:22 of on 1:23 paralleled 1:24 turmoil 1:26 the world economy is 1:28 crumbling before our very eyes 1:32 the united states 1:34 taxpayers 1:36 have incurred a debt over too 1:38 trillion dollars 1:40 just in the last few months 1:44 as you know 1:45 united states government has had to bail out some very large banks 1:51 and some significant corporations 1:54 and they've put 1:55 a huge sum of money 1:58 into 1:59 uh... getting the economy of the united states on track again 2:05 but it's not only the united states 2:08 that is in trouble 2:09 we live in a time of global economic turmoil 2:15 as you know of many states in the united states 2:18 are almost bankrupt 2:20 including the state of california 2:23 millions of people in the united states have lost their homes 2:27 due to foreclosure 2:29 life savings 2:31 and retirement plans 2:33 have disappeared 2:35 corporate greed 2:37 runs rampant 2:39 in wall street 2:40 and in the large corporations 2:43 and this has caused unprecedented 2:46 financial loss for millions of people 2:50 and then we have a natural disasters which seemed to be greater and more 2:54 prevalent everyday 2:56 disasters 2:57 that are of epic proportions 3:00 like hurricane katrina 3:02 like the asian tsunami 3:04 like a terrible tornado is that we had just a few months ago in the midwestern 3:09 united states 3:11 hundred-year fires in australia and in california 3:15 and earth quakes 3:17 in different places 3:19 and what could we say about wars and rumors of war 3:23 israel and the palestinians 3:26 iraq 3:27 afghanistan india pakistan and many other countries of the world that are 3:32 embroiled in war 3:35 and then we have the threat 3:36 of global pandemics and epidemics 3:39 bird flu 3:41 mad cows disease 3:43 new strains of tuberculosis 3:45 aids 3:47 and other diseases that could devastate 3:50 the human race 3:52 and then there is the ever-present danger of global terror 3:56 and the perilous task 3:58 of trying to guard our homeland security 4:02 and what could we say about the potential for biological chemical 4:06 and nuclear weapons 4:09 on the moral level 4:11 everything seems to go up down hill 4:14 the gay marriage debate 4:16 rages 4:17 pornography runs rampant 4:20 the use of pornography on the air is prevalent 4:24 abortions are performed it without any pains of conscience 4:29 school shootings and workplace shootings appear to be the rule of the day 4:35 child-abuse and kidnappings 4:37 husbands killing their wives 4:41 and global warming 4:42 i don't know how you feel about global warming but it's definitely happening 4:46 something is happening in this world 4:48 that its 4:50 disturbing the delicate ecosystem of planet earth 4:56 in the next on all of this turmoil 4:58 and all of these problems we ask the question 5:02 is there no hope 5:04 is the world and moving towards armageddon is the world as we know it 5:10 moving to its end 5:13 well during this series 5:15 i have good news 5:17 we're going to study gods 5:19 final message to planet earth 5:22 and that message is found 5:25 in revelation chapter fourteen 5:27 and verses six 5:29 through twelve 5:30 now i'm gonna tell you that we're going to study twenty four sessions together 5:35 and we are going to analyzed every phrase of the three angels messages 5:40 we are not going to leave any stone unturned when it comes to this study of 5:45 these 5:45 three messages that god sends to planet earth 5:49 and i believe that when we finish the twenty four sessions 5:52 those of us who attended 5:54 well understand it 5:56 the relationship between all of these different aspects that we find the three 6:00 angels messages 6:02 and urgent need that we had of preparing 6:05 for the coming on jesus Christ 6:07 which i've believed is to be even at the door 6:12 very very imminent 6:14 i'd like to begin 6:15 by reading that three angels messages 6:18 as we find in revelation fourteen 6:21 and verses six through twelve and of course the title of our study today it 6:25 is ten 6:26 great facts about the three angels 6:30 messages 6:31 so turn with me in your bibles to revelation chapter fourteen 6:35 and verses 6:36 six through twelve 6:39 let's read 6:40 the first angels message 6:42 then i saw another angel 6:45 flying in the midst of heaven 6:48 having the everlasting gospel 6:51 to preach to those who dwell on the earth 6:54 to every nation 6:56 tribe tongue 6:58 and people 7:00 saying with a loud voice 7:03 fear god 7:04 and give glory to him 7:06 for the hour of his judgment has come 7:10 and worship and who made heaven and earth the sea 7:14 and springs of water 7:16 that's the first message 7:18 now we go to the second 7:20 and another angel followed saying 7:23 babylon is fallen 7:26 is fallen 7:27 that great city 7:29 because she has made all nations drink 7:33 of the wine of the wrath 7:35 of her fornication 7:37 and then we find the third angels message beginning in verse nine 7:41 then a third of angel followed and sane with a loud voice 7:45 if anyone worships the beast his image 7:49 and receives his mark 7:51 on his forehead or on his head 7:54 he himself 7:55 shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of god 7:59 which is pored out 8:01 full strength 8:02 into the cup of his indignation 8:05 he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy 8:09 angels 8:10 and in the presence of a lamb 8:12 and the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever 8:15 and they have no rest day or night 8:18 who worships the beast 8:19 and his image 8:21 and whoever receives 8:22 the mark of his name 8:25 here 8:26 is the patients of the saints here are those who keep 8:31 the commandments of god 8:32 and the faith 8:33 of jesus 8:36 now during this series we are going to try to answer a series of questions 8:42 and so as we begin our study today i would like to formulate those questions 8:48 which we are going to answer in the course of the next twenty four sessions 8:52 that we have here together 8:55 question number one 8:57 what is 8:59 the everlasting gospel 9:02 it's mentioned in the first angels message what is the everlasting gospel 9:06 that needs to be preached to the whole world 9:13 secondly what do three angels represent are we to expect three angels flying in the midst of 9:18 heaven zipping from one side of the heaven to the other 9:21 what do angels represent what do angel's symbolize 9:27 and then we must ask the question 9:29 why are they described as flying in the midst of him 9:33 why are these angels flying 9:35 why do these messages go to all of the world 9:39 as we've just read 9:41 what does it mean to fear god 9:45 what does it mean to give 9:47 glory 9:48 to god 9:49 what does the first angels message mean when it says 9:53 that we are in the hour of gods judgment 9:57 what does it mean to worship the creator 10:02 what is babylon 10:04 what is babylons wine of wrath because babylon has wine what does 10:08 the wine represent 10:11 what does prophecy mean when it says that babylon fornicates 10:15 with the kings of the earth 10:18 who is the beast 10:20 who or what is the image to the beasts 10:25 what is the mark of the beast 10:28 what is that 10:29 number of the beasts name 10:32 what is the wine of god's wrath 10:36 why is god's wine poured without mixture 10:40 will the worshipers of the peace be incinerated and fire that will never go 10:44 out after all the bible says forever and ever 10:48 what is the patience of the saints 10:51 what are the commandments of god 10:54 what is meant by the faith of jesus 10:57 and finally 10:59 who are the hundred and forty four thousand 11:02 and when will they live and you say why are you including the hundred and forty 11:05 four thousand 11:06 simply because in revelation chapter fourteen verses one through five you 11:12 have the hundred and forty four thousand before the three angles messages are 11:16 proclaimed which means that the hundred and forty four thousand are somehow 11:20 related 11:21 to the three angels messages 11:24 so we have our work cut out for us 11:26 we have a lot this study 11:28 we have to know who the beast is how can you not worship the beast 11:33 if you don't know he is 11:36 you see if we don't know who the beast is well end up worshiping him 11:40 if we don't know what the image is well end up worshipping the image 11:45 if we don't know what the mark of the beast is 11:47 we might just end up receiving the mark of the beast 11:50 so it's very important for us to understand these things 11:55 now we want to take a look 11:57 at ten facts 11:59 concerning 12:00 the three angels messages this is an introductory subject today 12:04 we're gonna take a look at several introductory matters be dealing with the 12:08 three angels messages 12:10 fact number one 12:12 when the bible says that three angels are proclaiming their messages to the 12:17 world 12:18 we are not to understand that literal angels will zip across the sky 12:23 at the speed of lightening 12:25 shouting with a loud voice 12:28 the messages that we find 12:30 in revelation chapter fourteen 12:32 the fact is that in the bible 12:35 angels are depicted as help being human beings proclaimed the message 12:42 in other words the angels represent 12:45 heavenly messengers 12:47 that use human beings 12:49 to proclaim 12:50 the message of jesus christ 12:53 take for example revelation chapter one and verses one to three where we find a 12:57 very interesting process revelation chapter one and verses one through three 13:03 this is the introduction to the book of revelation 13:06 and it says there 13:08 the revelation of jesus christ 13:12 which god gave him now notice the sequence 13:15 god gave jesus a certain revelation 13:19 and he gave it to him to show whom 13:22 his servants 13:23 things which must shortly take place 13:26 and he sent 13:27 and signified it by his angel to his servant john 13:32 who bore witness to the word of god 13:34 and to the testimony of jesus christ 13:37 do you see a chain of command here 13:39 very clearly there's a chain of command 13:41 god the father gets the message to jesus 13:44 jesus gives the message to his angel 13:47 the angel then whispers and john's ear says this is the message that i 13:51 want you to write down 13:52 and so now the angel gives the message that john 13:55 and john gives the message to the churches 13:57 and the churches are suppose to get the message to the world 14:01 in other words the angels are depicted as three messages 14:04 and the angels help 14:06 human beings to proclaim 14:09 to the world 14:10 by the way the word angel in greek on angulus actually means 14:16 messenger 14:17 and did you know that in the new testament certain human beings are called angels 14:22 you say now hows well let me just mention some were not gonna read the text 14:26 but if you want you can write them down 14:28 epaphroditusthis 14:31 you say well that's a weird name is he in the bible yes hes in philippians 14:34 two verse twenty five 14:36 the apostle paul mentions him 14:37 but he's called an angel 14:40 he's called a messenger 14:42 john the baptist in matthew eleven verse ten is called 14:46 a messenger 14:47 or an angel 14:49 do you remember that there were certain messengers that john sent to speak with 14:52 jesus 14:54 the word messengers there is the word anguloid in other words they are 14:59 angels 15:00 the spies that went to jericho according to james two and verse twenty 15:05 five 15:06 were angels or messengers 15:09 even the apostle paul and galatians four verse fourteen is called an angel 15:13 or a messenger 15:15 and of course we know about steven 15:18 that first martyr of the christian church 15:20 in acts verse six verse fifteen it says that his face 15:25 was like the face 15:27 of an angel 15:28 now we all know that god is not committed the preaching of the gospel 15:32 to angels has he 15:34 jesus did not say to the angels go proclaim the gospel to the world 15:39 the work of proclaiming the everlasting gospel to the world has been committed 15:43 to the servants of jesus christ 15:45 to human beings but they are 15:48 aided in their work by 15:50 the angelic host 15:52 in fact notice matthew twenty eight verses nineteen and twenty about 15:56 actually verses eighteen nineteen and twenty 15:58 where it tells us 16:00 to whom it has been committed to preach 16:03 the everlasting gospel 16:04 it says they're in verse eighteen and jesus came and spoke to them saying 16:10 all authority 16:12 has been given to me 16:14 in heaven and on earth 16:16 go hes speaking to his disciples 16:18 go therefore 16:20 and make disciples of all nations 16:23 baptizing them 16:25 in the name of a father 16:27 and of the son 16:28 and of the holy spirit 16:30 teaching them to observe all things 16:33 that i have commanded you and lo I am with you always 16:37 even unto the end 16:39 of the age amen 16:42 notice that the great commission of preaching the gospel was committed to 16:45 the disciples 16:46 it's not committed to angels 16:48 you see the angels never needed to be redeemed 16:51 they don't know what it means to be redeemed 16:53 only those who have been redeemed 16:55 can proclaimed the message of redemption with power because they know the 17:00 experience of the gospel 17:03 also in acts chapter one and verse uh eight 17:07 we find the command of jesus to his disciples to proclaim the gospel 17:12 once again the gospel is not been committed to angels to proclaimed by 17:15 streaking across the sky 17:19 and shouting with aloud voice gods message 17:21 its commitment to human beings but angels helped 17:24 human beings notice acts chapter one verse eight 17:28 but you shall receive power 17:31 when the holy spirit has come upon you 17:33 and you shall be witnesses to me 17:35 in jerusalem 17:37 and in all judea 17:38 and sumaria 17:40 to the end of the earth 17:43 incidentally i would like to share with you two experiences where an angel 17:47 actually helped 17:48 one of the followers of jesus to proclaim the message 17:52 do you remember the story of philip and the ethiopian eunuch 17:57 let me ask you who was it 17:58 that actually took Philip so that he could go speak and meet with the 18:03 ethiopian eunuch 18:05 if you read the acts 18:07 chapter eight and verse twenty-six it says that the angel directed 18:11 philip to go and meet with the ethiopian eunuch 18:15 and then of course philip shared the message of god 18:19 with the eunuch 18:21 and then we also have the example of 18:23 the apostle peter 18:24 you remember that peter preach the gospel to cornelius 18:27 but it was an angel that came to cornelius and actually put in touch 18:31 or put him in contact 18:33 with simon peter 18:34 in other words the 18:35 angels 18:37 give the message to human beings and then human beings 18:40 proclaimed the gospel to the world 18:42 so these three angels 18:44 represent messages that god sends by the angelic host 18:48 to us for us to proclaim to the world 18:51 that's fact number one the three angels 18:54 represent human beings preaching the gospel of jesus christ to the world 18:59 particularly god's end time people 19:03 now lets go to fact number two 19:07 were told as we read in revelation fourteen that the angels fly in the 19:12 midst of heaven 19:16 this must mean that the messages of the three angels are of heavenly origin 19:23 you know whenever god speaks in the book of revelation gods message always 19:27 comes from above 19:29 it always comes from heaven 19:31 on the other hand the powers of satan come 19:34 from 19:35 the sea 19:37 from the of abyss 19:39 and from the earth 19:42 in other words the fact that these three messages 19:45 are depicted as three angels flying in the midst of heaven coming from heaven 19:49 to earth 19:50 means 19:51 that these messages are directly sent by god 19:54 they are heavenly messages 19:57 incidentally in the bible 20:00 to speak of beneath 20:02 is the realm of satan 20:03 to speak of above 20:05 is the realm 20:05 of jesus christ it's the realm of god so whenever an angel comes from heaven it 20:10 means a message 20:12 from god 20:14 james chapter three i want you to notice james chapter three 20:19 tells us this 20:20 speaking about the wisdom that doesn't come from above 20:23 it says this wisdom does not descend from above but is earthly 20:27 sensual 20:29 demonic 20:30 so where does the power of satan come from 20:33 it comes not from above but from where from beneath 20:39 revelation chapter eighteen verse one which we're gonna study in this series 20:42 later on 20:43 speaks of a powerful angel that comes down from heaven 20:47 and it cries with a mighty voice that babylon is fallen 20:50 and then he calls gods people to come out of babylon this message comes with 20:55 great power from heaven 20:57 so fact number two is that the fact that these angles are depicted as 21:01 flying in the midst of heaven means that these messages are of heavenly 21:06 origin they come directly from the throne of god 21:10 fact number three 21:13 we're told twice 21:15 in the three angels messages 21:17 that these messages are proclaimed with a loud 21:20 voice 21:22 it's interesting the greek word that is used for loud voice is the word 21:27 megaphone 21:30 what word do we get from megaphone 21:33 the word megaphone right have you ever heard a megaphone 21:36 you know you use them at campouts i know it camp 21:39 uh... camporees pathfinder camporees 21:42 you have a megaphone to call all of the pathfinders figure let me ask you 21:46 when you use the megaphone can you hear the message 21:50 you certainly can 21:51 and sometimes it so loud that it actually squeals and then everybody can 21:55 hear it 21:56 and so that's the word that is used 21:58 these messages are of heavenly origin human beings are supposed to preach them 22:04 and they come with a great power because they're proclaimed 22:08 with a loud voice 22:10 in other words 22:11 there is no word parsing or political correctness in these messages 22:16 this is not some 22:17 ambivalent doublespeak 22:20 there's no mute on the trumpet 22:24 it is to be shouted from the rooftops 22:26 no matter what the consequences are 22:29 the messages are to be proclaimed with utmost power 22:33 fact number four 22:36 the angels fly 22:40 now what does that represent the angels flying 22:43 it represents the speed with which this message is supposed to go to the world 22:48 now let me ask you 22:49 how fast do angels flying 22:55 well uh... let's go to ezekiel one 22:59 ezekiel chapter one and verses thirteen and fourteen 23:02 let me ask you are these messages supposed to go out with utmost speedy 23:06 to all of the world 23:08 absolutely 23:09 these messages of heavenly origin 23:12 are to go to all of the world with great power and with the utmost 23:16 velocity 23:18 notice what it says in Ezekiel one verses thirteen and fourteen its speaking about the 23:22 four living creatures 23:23 which represents the angelic host and notice what it says 23:27 as for the likeness of the living creatures 23:30 their appearance was like burning coals of fire 23:34 like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living 23:38 creatures 23:39 the fire was bright 23:41 and all of the fire went lightning 23:44 and the living creatures ran 23:47 back-and-forth in appearance like a flash of 23:51 lightning how fast do angels travel 23:54 like with the speed of lightening how fast does this message need to go to the 23:58 world 23:59 it needs to go to the world with the speed of lightening but unfortunately it's going 24:03 to the world with the speed of a snail 24:06 or the speed of a tortoise 24:09 it's not because the angelic host isnt waiting 24:12 anxiously for this message to be proclaimed to the world 24:16 it's simply because 24:17 we as human beings have not lent ourselves to be 24:21 used by the power of god to proclaim these heavenly messages of god to the 24:25 world 24:26 so that the end 24:27 can come 24:29 yeah i know i have an example of the speed of the travel of angels you 24:33 remember that in daniel chapter nine daniel was praying because he wanted some wisdom 24:36 about uhunderstanding 24:38 a prophecy that said unto twenty three hundred days and the sanctuary shall be 24:41 cleansed which was in the previous chapter daniel eight verse fourteen 24:45 and daniel was praying because he wanted to understand that time prophecy 24:48 and if you read there in daniel chapter nine it says that gabriel 24:53 when daniel began his prayer he left the heavenly throne 24:56 and before daniel finished his prayer gabriel was next to his side 25:01 so how fast do angels travel 25:03 they travel very very swiftly 25:06 and god wants these messages to go 25:09 with utmost swiftness 25:12 fact number five 25:14 the messages are worldwide in scope 25:18 in other words the messages are of heavenly origin 25:21 theyre to be proclaimed by human beings 25:23 with the utmost velocity with great power 25:27 and they are to be proclaimed in all of the world 25:30 now listen to what i'm gonna tell you 25:32 most christians today 25:35 most conservative christians that is 25:38 evangelicals pentecostals etcetera 25:40 believe that the three angels messages are actually 25:44 messages that will be proclaimed 25:46 during the tribulation 25:48 after the church has been raptured to heaven 25:52 in fact they believe that everything from revelation for all the way through 25:56 revelation chapter nineteen 25:58 applies to the jews in the middle east 26:01 after the church has been raptured to heaven 26:05 but my question regarding that is this 26:09 if this message 26:11 or these messages because it's one message composed of three parts 26:15 if these messages are to be proclaimed only to the jews 26:19 why do we find that it says 26:22 that these messages 26:23 are supposed to go 26:24 to every nation 26:26 kindred tongue 26:28 and people 26:29 obviously these messages are not only for the jews in the middle east 26:33 these messages are to be proclaimed on a worldwide scale which means that in 26:38 order to proclaim them you have to have a worldwide people to announce them 26:44 now im just throwing that out we're gonna talk about that a little bit later on 26:47 a worldwide message being proclaimed necessitates a worldwide people that 26:52 understands these messages 26:54 and is willing to go out and preach 26:56 these messages 26:58 these messages are to go to every nation kindred tongue and people they are 27:03 global in extent 27:05 notice matthew chapter twenty four and verse fourteen 27:08 you notice that the first angels message speaks about preaching the everlasting 27:11 gospel 27:12 and then when you get to the end of the three angel's messages you have the 27:15 harvest in other words jesus is seated on a cloudy he has a sickle on his hand the end 27:19 has come 27:20 the earth has been 27:21 harvested 27:22 in other words the preaching of the gospel has come to an end 27:25 now i want to notice what jesus said in harmony with this 27:28 matthew twenty four and verse fourteen 27:31 and this gospel of the kingdom 27:34 will be preached where 27:36 in all of the world 27:38 as a witness to all 27:39 the nations 27:41 and then 27:42 the end 27:43 will come up 27:44 and in mark chapter sixty the last few verses it says 27:48 and he said to them jesus says to the disciples 27:51 go into all the world 27:54 and preach the gospel to every 27:57 creature 27:58 go into all the world and preach what 28:01 and preach the gospel to whom to the jews 28:03 no preach the gospel to all 28:05 all the world 28:07 he who believes and is baptized 28:09 will be saved but he who does not believe 28:12 will be condemned 28:14 so what is the purpose of the three angels messages the purpose of the 28:17 three angels messages is to proclaim the gospel 28:20 to gather as many people as possible into god's camp 28:26 in other words to gather as many people as possible onto gods side that's the 28:29 purpose of the three angels messages 28:31 they go to every nation 28:33 because jesus through the gospel wants to conquer the world for himself 28:37 but do you know something very interesting that we're gonna study later 28:39 in the revelation 28:41 and that is that the devil also has three counterfeit angels messages 28:47 you say now how is that 28:49 go with me to revelation chapter sixteen 28:51 we're just going to briefly introduce this revelation chapter sixteen 28:56 and i wanna read verse 28:58 thirteen and verse fourteen sixteen verse thirteen and verse fourteen 29:04 and i saw three unclean spirits like frogs 29:10 let me ask you what are unclean spirits 29:13 what were the unclean spirits that jesus cast out when he was on this earth 29:19 demons and what are demons 29:21 fallen angels thank you very much 29:23 so notice it says here in revelation sixteen verse thirteen 29:28 i saw three unclean spirits like frogs 29:32 coming out of where 29:35 the mouth what do you use your mouth for 29:38 to speak right 29:41 and this is not talking about eating because we eat through our mouth too 29:45 but it says here that that the three clean spirits come out of the mouth 29:48 in other words it means that these three unclean spirits are proclaiming a what 29:53 a message that's right 29:55 coming out of the mouth of the dragon we're gonna study this 29:58 and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet 30:03 what is the purpose of this 30:04 trilogy of these three counterfeit angels of these three evil spirit 30:09 why are they speaking and out of their mouths 30:12 they have a purpose and it is to gather the world on the devils side 30:15 notice verse fourteen 30:17 for they are spirits of demons 30:19 performing signs which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world 30:25 to gather them to the battle of that great day of god almighty 30:29 so how many groups of three messages do we have 30:32 we have two groups of three messages 30:34 we have gods three messages 30:36 which are proclaimed from the mouth with power of the everlasting gospel 30:40 the purpose is to gather the whole world on gods side 30:43 but the devil also has 30:45 three counterfeit angels that are called demons 30:48 and out of their mouths out of the mouths of the dragon and the beast and 30:51 the false prophet 30:52 these three angels 30:53 proclaimed their messages 30:55 and their messages also have the intention of gathering the whole world 30:59 on whose side 31:01 on the devils side 31:02 by the way 31:03 do you know the reason why god wants these three angels messages to go to the 31:08 whole world 31:09 simply because the bible says that babylon who was called the harlot in 31:13 revelation chapter seventeen 31:15 she controls 31:16 all of the peoples in the world 31:18 you say how's that 31:20 go with me to revelation chapter seventeen 31:22 revelation chapter seventeen and verse one 31:26 says then one of the seven angels who have the seven bowls came and talked with 31:30 me saying to me 31:31 come i will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sets on many waters 31:36 where does the harlot sit 31:38 on many waters 31:39 what does that mean that she sits 31:42 it means that she rules she controls right she sits on many waters let me ask you what are 31:47 those many waters 31:48 that she sits on 31:50 go with me to verse fifteen 31:52 verse fifteen 31:53 it says 31:54 then he said to me the waters which you saw 31:57 where the harlot sits 31:59 are peoples 32:00 multitudes 32:02 nations and tongues 32:05 are those the same groups that the three angels messages go to 32:09 yes 32:10 do the three angels messages go to every nation kindred tongue and 32:13 people absolutely 32:15 who does the harlot sit on 32:17 every nation kindred tongue and people 32:20 so why does god send these three messages 32:22 he sends these three messages to say to the people upon whom the harlot 32:26 sits 32:27 get out of there before the plagues are pouring out 32:30 and before you are destroyed 32:32 so the question is 32:33 which three messages are we going to listen to 32:36 are we going to listen to gods 32:38 three messages that are from heavenly origin 32:40 theyre the preaching of the everlasting gospel with absolute power and velocity 32:45 to all of the world to gather people on gods side 32:48 or are we going to accept the three messages of these evils spirits 32:52 who are fallen angels 32:54 who have the intention of gathering us 32:56 not on gods side 32:58 but on the satans side 32:59 you see the book of revelation tells us that there's only going to be two sites 33:03 at the end of time 33:04 those who have the seal of god 33:06 and those who have 33:07 the mark 33:08 of the beast 33:11 so fact number five 33:13 is that these messages are worldwide 33:15 to counteract the worldwide message 33:18 of these three counterfeit angels messages 33:21 that come out of the mouth of the dragon the beast 33:23 and the false prophet 33:25 now lets go to fact number six 33:28 these messages are supposed to be proclaimed in their proper order 33:35 you say what do you mean by their proper order 33:37 you know if you try to proclaim the third angel's message without 33:40 claiming the first and the second before 33:43 people will not be able to make sense out of it 33:47 in other words the messages must be proclaimed 33:50 in their order 33:52 the first message we need to proclaim and understand first 33:55 then well be ready to understand the second 33:59 and after we understand the second 34:01 we will be ready to understand the third 34:03 now you say how do we know that they are sequential 34:06 and that we need to study them in their order 34:08 notice revelation chapter fourteen 34:10 and verse 34:12 fourteen and verse six 34:13 then i saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven okay so you have an angel that 34:17 flies in the midst of heaven 34:19 now notice verse eight 34:21 and another angel what's the next word 34:24 another angel what 34:25 followed 34:27 is there an order here 34:28 most certainly 34:29 and then notice verse nine 34:31 then a third 34:32 angel 34:33 following them 34:36 is there an order to the three angels message 34:39 most certainly and if we get the order wrong 34:41 people will never listen 34:44 you say what do you need 34:46 let me explain 34:48 the reason why babylon falls in the second angels message 34:52 is because babylon rejected the first angels message 34:59 are you with me 35:01 when you go to revelation chapter eighteen 35:03 god says babylon is fallen come out of her my people 35:06 so people say 35:08 why should i come out 35:10 yeah come on over my people why should i come out 35:13 do you know the reason 35:15 why because battle has rejected the first angels message 35:19 so before people are ready to come up babylon 35:22 and joins gods forces 35:23 they need to understand the reason why and the first angels message gives you 35:27 the reason why 35:28 the first angel you see has three imperatives has three commands 35:32 the first angels message says says 35:35 fear god 35:37 by the way that's not 35:38 uh... just counsel 35:40 that's not just uh... i hope you'll do it 35:42 it is an imperative in the greek language 35:46 it says fear god 35:48 give glory to him 35:50 because the hour of his judgment has come 35:53 and worship him who created the heavens 35:56 the earth and the fountains 35:57 of waters 36:00 the reason why babylon falls is because she's not fearing god 36:03 so we need to understand what it means to fear god 36:06 the real reason why babylon is fallen is because she's not giving glory to god 36:10 she's giving glory to herself 36:13 the reason why babylon is followed is because she refuses to believe that the 36:18 hour god's judgment has come 36:21 the reason why babylon is fallen is because babylon 36:24 does not worship the creator of the heavens the earth 36:28 this seas and everything that is in them 36:30 in other words 36:31 for people to be willing to come out of babylon 36:35 the second angel's message 36:36 in order for people to understand 36:38 that babylon is fallen 36:39 they need to understand why babylon is fallen 36:42 babylon is fallen because 36:45 she refused 36:46 the first angels message are you understanding what im saying 36:49 and let me share this with you 36:52 if we do not proclaimed the first angels message people will feel no incentive to 36:56 come under out of babylon in the second angels message 36:59 and they will feel no longer urgency to receive the final warning in the third 37:04 angels message 37:05 because the third angels message says woe if you worship the beast 37:09 or if you worship his image 37:11 or if you receive his number 37:13 or if you receive his mark 37:16 because you will read receive the wrath of god 37:18 poured out 37:19 without mixture 37:22 let me ask you are people going to want to listen to that warning and not 37:26 worship the beast 37:27 or his image or receive the mark or receive the number of his name if they 37:31 don't understand 37:33 the first angels message 37:34 absolutely not 37:36 you see we have a sequence the first angels message tells us 37:39 the positive message of god 37:41 the second message says 37:43 get out of babylon because babylon has rejected the first angels message 37:47 and then the third angels angel's says 37:49 if you don't get out 37:52 you'll end up worshipping the beast and his image 37:55 you'll end up receiving the mark 37:56 and you'll receive the plagues 37:59 so basically in the first angels message you have 38:02 a command of god 38:04 in the second message you have a call to come out from where that command is not 38:08 being obeyed and in the third message god says if you don't come out 38:13 the plagues and the wrath of god will fall upon you 38:17 so these three messages must be proclaimed 38:20 in their proper 38:22 order 38:23 lets go to fact number seven 38:26 these messages 38:27 our gods final appeal and message to the world 38:31 before the close of human probation 38:34 and the second coming of jesus 38:36 these are god's last message 38:38 there will be no further message besides these three and you say well pastor bohr how do 38:42 you know that 38:43 for the simple reason that as soon as the third message is finished you have message 38:48 number one number two and number three as soon as number three is proclaimed 38:53 notice what we find 38:55 in chapter fourteen and verse fourteen revelation fourteen and verse fourteen 39:02 then i looked 39:04 and behold a white cloud 39:08 and on the cloud sat one like the son of man 39:13 having on his head 39:14 a golden and crown 39:16 and in his hand 39:18 a sharp 39:19 sickle 39:22 what event is being described in that verse 39:26 the coming of christ 39:28 when does the coming of christ take place in the sequence of revelation 39:31 fourteen 39:32 it comes immediately after the third angels message is proclaimed which means 39:37 that these three messages are god's final message to the world and then the end 39:43 will come 39:44 are you understand my point 39:46 so you have the three messages 39:48 and then jesus is seen 39:50 sitting on a cloud with a sickle in his hand and he's gonna come to harvest the earth 39:54 he's gonna come to gather his people 39:56 and he's going to come to destroy the wicked 39:59 you can continue reading it there in revelation fourteen so let me ask you how 40:02 urgent is it for us to understand 40:05 these three angels messages in these last days 40:08 it's a matter of life and death 40:09 because that's the last message there will be no other message that god will 40:14 give 40:15 to the world 40:16 after this one 40:18 now lets go to fact number eight 40:21 the proclamation of these three messages 40:24 will be accompanied by the power of the latter rain 40:30 do you understand what i mean by the latter rain 40:33 you know in biblical um... 40:36 areas 40:37 you have the early rain 40:40 and you have the latter rain 40:42 the early rain is that rain that falls in the spring 40:46 that causes the seed to germinate 40:49 and to begin its growth 40:51 and then the rain continues falling 40:53 throughout the season and then eventually you have the latter rain 40:56 and the purpose of the latter rain 40:58 is to ripen that which has been growing through the influence of the early 41:01 rain 41:03 now let me ask you when was the early rain poured out according to scripture 41:07 it was poured out when god 41:09 poured out the holy spirit on the day of pentecost isnt that correct 41:13 the holy spirit was poured out with power 41:14 let me ask you did the did the disciples go out and preach the gospel 41:17 with power were thousands upon thousands gathered on gods side 41:22 did multitudes come from the side of the devil to the side of god 41:25 absolutely 41:27 but the bible teaches that at the end of time 41:29 god is going to have 41:32 a people that well proclaimed the three angels messages 41:35 under the power of the latter rain 41:37 with the purpose of maturing the human race and preparing the human race 41:42 for the harvest 41:44 for the harvest on gods side which is the righteous 41:48 and for the harvest 41:49 of the wicked which are called the grapes in revelation fourteen 41:52 on the devil's side 41:54 you say how do we know that these messages are accompanied by the 41:56 latter rain 41:58 well let's go back to revelation chapter fourteen and you're gonna see that god is 42:01 going to pour out here the holy spirit with great power upon up on the 42:04 world 42:05 and do you know what's gonna happen 42:07 when he pours out his holy spirit god's people will proclaim the message just 42:10 like the disciples did 42:12 thousands upon thousands will come over to the lords side 42:15 in preparation for the second coming of jesus 42:19 and the whole world will be polarized into two groups 42:23 as a result of the power and the message 42:26 that goes along with the power you say how do we know that will notice revelation chapter 42:31 fourteen 42:32 and lets 42:33 read verse fourteen immediately after the third angels message 42:37 it says then i looked and behold a white cloud and on the clouds sat one like 42:41 the son of man having on his head a golden crown 42:43 and in his hand and sharp sickle 42:46 and another angel came out of the temple crying with a loud voice to him who sat 42:50 on the cloud now notice this 42:52 thrust in your sickle and reap 42:56 for the time has come for you to reap for the harvest of the earth is 43:02 ripe 43:03 let me ask you in biblical times what was it that ripened the harvest 43:08 what ripened the harvest was the latter rain 43:11 the early rain began the germination process 43:14 you know like in fresno you have the rain in the spring right 43:18 and that germinates the seed and it leaves it to grow so you have the harvest later on 43:23 well the same thing you have in biblical times 43:25 by the way the climate in fresno is very similar to the climate in israel 43:29 it we're in the sub tropical zone 43:31 just like they are that's why a lot of our product are the same products that you 43:34 have in israel 43:36 because the the weather patterns are very very similar 43:39 and so you have the early rain 43:41 and you have the latter rain 43:42 the purpose of the latter rain 43:44 is with the three angels messages 43:46 the power of the holy spirit is poured out upon his people 43:49 and as a result 43:50 the whole earth is ripened 43:52 either as the harvest of the earth which is the righteous 43:55 or the grapes of the earth 43:56 which is the wicked 43:58 what this means is that the three angels messages 44:00 are going to ripen the world in two different ways 44:04 the people who reject these three angels messages will be the grapes 44:09 they'll be fully ripened against these messages 44:12 whereas on the other side you have those who receive 44:15 these messages with the power of the holy spirit 44:18 and they will be also ripened 44:20 but they will be ripened on gods side 44:23 and when all of the world has made his decision to be on one side or the other 44:26 because the messages have been proclaimed with the power of the holy spirit 44:30 then probation will cold close 44:32 and then jesus will come 44:36 fact number nine 44:37 and this is a very important fact 44:39 the three angels messages are linked 44:42 with the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary 44:48 the three angels messages are linked with what 44:51 with the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary 44:55 you say now what's this issue of the heavenly sanctuary let me just say that god 44:58 has a sanctuary in heaven which is the great origin 45:02 the one that he told moses to build in the wilderness was only a copy 45:07 it was actually a copy of um of uh 45:10 how would you say on small scale model of the real sanctuary that we find in 45:14 heaven 45:15 and in the sanctuary you had three apartments you have the court 45:19 where the sacrifices were offered 45:21 you had the holy place where the priest entered to intercede for the sins of 45:25 israel 45:26 and you had the most holy place 45:28 where the ark of the covenant was found and inside the ark of the covenant 45:32 was god's holy law 45:34 now you say pastor how do you know that the three messages 45:37 need to be connected or linked 45:39 with the most holy place of the sanctuary let me give you some indications why 45:45 day after tomorrow in our third lecture this series we're going to study what it 45:49 means to 45:50 fear got 45:53 in scripture 45:55 very very frequently when you find that expression fear god 45:59 it is linked 46:00 with keeping the commandments of god 46:04 just to give you one example in ecclesiastes chapter twelve and verse 46:07 thirteen 46:08 it says fear god 46:10 and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of man 46:15 for god will bring every work into what 46:19 judgment notice how similar to revelation fourteen where it says fear got give glory to 46:23 him for the hour of his judgment has come ecclesiastes fear god and keep his 46:28 commandments for god will bring every word into what into judgment 46:32 fearing god 46:33 is coupled with keeping god's commandments 46:36 now let me ask you in which apartment of the sanctuary were the ten commandments 46:40 contained 46:42 they were contained in the most holy place 46:47 furthermore the first angels message 46:49 calls people to worship 46:51 the creator 46:53 let me ask you what sign did god 46:56 give of worship to the creator 46:58 you back in genesis chapter two 47:00 it says that the at the end of creation week 47:03 god rested on which day 47:05 god rested on the seventh day 47:08 and then commanded adam and eve to rest every seventh day 47:12 in commemoration of the work of creation 47:16 now let me ask you 47:17 where 47:18 is the sabbath found in the sanctuary 47:22 it is found 47:23 in the tables of the law and the tables of the law were where 47:28 they were in the most holy place of the sanctuary 47:32 by the way the three messages end by speaking about a people who 47:37 keep the 47:39 commandments of god 47:40 so the commandments are involved but the commandments are in the most holy place 47:44 the first angels message says worship the creator the sign of the creator is 47:48 the sabbath the sabbath was in law 47:50 and the law 47:51 is in the most holy place of the sanctuary 47:54 but there's more 47:56 the first angels message also tells us that the hour of god's judgment has come 48:02 let me ask you in which apartment of the sanctuary in the old testament do you 48:06 have an illustration of the judgment 48:10 once a year 48:12 on the great Yom Kippur 48:15 the day of atonement 48:17 the great judgment day in israel 48:20 those who were faithful to god and those who were unfaithful to god 48:24 were separate one from another in the judgment when the law of god came 48:29 in to view 48:32 and in what apartment did the day of atonement take place primarily 48:36 it took place in the most holy place that's where the blood was 48:40 sprinkled was on the mercy seat 48:43 in the most holy place to satisfy the demands of the law 48:47 so when the first angels message says 48:49 the hour of his judgment has come immediately we say 48:52 if this is the judgment it must involve the law because we will be judged 48:57 by the perfect law of liberty and the law 49:00 was in which a apartment 49:02 in the most holy place 49:04 of the heavenly sanctuary 49:07 but there's more 49:09 do you know that this passage that were studying 49:13 actually begins in revelation eleven and verse nineteen 49:17 do you know what revelation eleven and verse nineteen says 49:19 where this whole passage of the three angel's messages begins 49:23 it begins by saying that john saw heaven opened 49:26 and the temple of god in heaven was open 49:29 and what was seen in his temple 49:31 the ark of his covenant 49:34 let me ask you where was the ark of the covenant in the sanctuary 49:38 the art of his covenant was in the most holy place so this whole passage that 49:41 have been three angels messages in the heart of the book of revelation 49:46 begins with the opening of the most holy place were the ark of the covenant 49:50 is 49:52 and then of course you have 49:53 the dragon introduced in chapter twelve you have the beast introduced in 49:57 revelation thirty the first ten verses 49:59 and then you have 50:00 the second beast the image to the beast introduced into the latter half 50:05 revelation thirteen 50:06 and then a chapter fourteen 50:08 you have 50:08 the hour 50:09 of his judgment 50:10 and interestingly enough when you get the revelation chapter fifteen the first 50:14 part of the chapter says 50:16 that the temple of god 50:18 in heaven 50:18 is now 50:19 closed 50:21 and no one can 50:23 enter the temple until the seven last plagues 50:25 have been poured out 50:26 because probation has closed 50:29 isn't that interesting that you have this passage revelation eleven nineteen 50:33 the most holy places is opened 50:35 the art of his covenant is seen 50:37 and then you have 50:39 an introduction to the dragon the beast and the false prophet which we're going to 50:42 study in connection with the three angels messages 50:44 and then god warns against the beast and his image and his mark 50:48 in the three angels messages and after that warning 50:52 we find that the temple in heaven closes 50:54 the most holy place closes no one is able to enter the temple anymore because 50:59 probation has 51:01 closed 51:03 fact number ten 51:06 the acceptance or rejection of these messages is not a trivial matter 51:12 in fact it is a matter of life or death 51:16 it's not optional you cant say oh you know if you accept them fine if you 51:20 don't accept them that's fine 51:21 you know ultimately everybody's going to the same place 51:27 my bible tells me 51:28 that those who listen to these three angels messages will receive the sealed 51:32 of god 51:34 and also reject these messages will receive the mark of the beast 51:39 and one group will be saved in god's kingdom 51:42 the other group will receive the wrath of god 51:46 so let me ask you are these messages a manner of life and death 51:49 they most certainly are 51:51 now when i was in school i use to like bonuses 51:55 say teacher could you please give us a bonus question 51:58 so i'm gonna give you two bonus facts 52:01 to end 52:02 our study today 52:04 praise the lord 52:06 that there will be a people 52:08 because the question is is god gonna to have a people in the world 52:12 who will accept these messages and eventually be saved 52:15 there's good news 52:16 god will have a people 52:18 who will listen to these messages 52:21 they will accept them they will proclaim them to the world and they will be 52:24 faithful till the end and they will be saved 52:27 notice revelation chapter fifteen 52:29 revelation chapter fifteen and verses two through four 52:33 revelation fifteen verses two through four 52:35 notice here you have a group that's victorious 52:38 over what the three angels message mentions the beast this image his number 52:42 his mark 52:42 there's a group that's gotta be victorious 52:44 because they receive 52:45 the three angels messages it says in verse two and i saw something like 52:49 a sea of glass mingled with fire 52:52 and those who have the victory hah I love those who have the victory 52:56 over the beast 52:57 and over his image 52:59 and over his mark 53:00 and over the number of his name 53:02 standing on the sea of glass 53:04 having harps of god 53:06 is there going to be a group that's going to reject the beast and his image in his 53:09 mark and his number 53:10 you better believe it and theyre gonna be victorious 53:13 verse three 53:14 they sing the song of moses the servant of god and the song of lamb saying 53:18 great and marvelous are your works lord god almighty 53:21 just and true are your ways king 53:24 of saints 53:26 so there will be a group that will listen to these messages 53:29 and that will ultimately be saved in christ kingdom 53:33 they will stand on the sea of glass 53:35 and they will sing the song of moses 53:38 and the lamb 53:39 they will not worship the beast 53:41 let me ask you something you think it's important to know who the beast is 53:46 how are you gonna not worship the beast if you don't know who he is 53:51 is it important to know what the mark of the beast is of 53:55 course if you don't know what the mark of the beast is 53:57 how can you be sure that you wont receive it 54:00 is it important to know what the image of the beast is of course 54:04 if you don't know what the image is 54:06 you might end up worshiping it 54:07 some people say oh now when the temple is rebuilt over in the middle east 54:12 and the antichrist this nasty individual sits in the temple and he raised up this 54:17 great big statue ill say oh that's the image to the beast i'm not worshiping that 54:20 you think the devil is dumb 54:23 you think its gonna be that obviously you think that its talking about 54:26 a literal image and a literal individual 54:29 thats gonna sit in a rebuilt jerusalem temple 54:33 not according to what we're gonna study from the three angels messages in 54:36 scripture 54:38 bonus fact number twelve number two 54:41 and this will be fact number twelve 54:44 listen to this 54:46 the central issue 54:49 which will divide the world into two camps 54:53 will be the issue of worship and obedience 54:59 you say how do we know that 55:01 notice revelation fourteen verses six and seven once again as we draw this to 55:05 a close fourteen six and seven 55:10 then i saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven 55:13 having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth 55:16 to every nation tribe tongue and people saying with a loud voice 55:21 fear god and give glory to him for the hour of his judgment has come and worship him 55:27 who made the heavens the earth the sea and the springs of water 55:31 why do you suppose the first angels message calls the world to worship the 55:35 creator 55:38 let's go to the thirty angel's message 55:41 which is the opposite 55:43 it says in verse nine 55:45 then third angel followed saying with a loud voice 55:48 if anyone worships the beast 55:50 and his image and receives his mark on his forehead or on is hand 55:54 he himself shall also drink of the wine 55:57 of the wrath of god 55:59 let me ask you 56:00 how many systems are there that will demand worship at the end of time two 56:05 the creator 56:07 and the beast 56:09 so let me ask you in some sense 56:11 will the beast be a counterfeit creator 56:15 let me ask you why do we worship god 56:20 because he's our creator and we are what 56:22 creatures 56:24 what's sign has he given us that 56:27 he is the creator and we are creatures the sabbath 56:32 so when we worship on the sabbath 56:34 were recognizing and worshipping whom 56:37 the creator is it just possible that the beast 56:42 claims 56:44 to have creative power 56:47 and he also has a sign 56:50 a sign of his authority 56:52 that when we keep his sign 56:55 we are recognizing him 56:58 and we are worshipping him 57:00 don't you think that people are just gonna kneel down and start worshiping an 57:03 individual no 57:05 worship 57:06 is a far deeper and greater issue 57:08 involves a creator and counterfeit creator it involves one sign verses 57:13 another sign 57:15 so i trust that well continue coming because we have great things that were gonna study 57:19 in this seminar
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